Louise Lombard – MRQE

“House of Eliott, The”

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Two sisters who set up a London fashion house for society of the early 1920s.

War Stories (TV)

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A feature-length pilot film for a proposed NBC series, War Stories is set in a battle-torn Middle Eastern country that is obviously Uzbekistan (but not identified as such). Cynical, hard-as-nails American war correspondent Ben Dansmore (Jeff Goldblum) balks at being assigned a new photographer/partner so soon after the newcomer’s predecessor (who happened to be Ben’s best friend) was literally blown to bits while covering a hot story. “There’s no such thing as truth; that’s why they call them stories.” That is Ben’s philosophy, one that he hopes to impart to idealistic young Nora Stone (Lake Bell). But Nora, whose sister died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, refuses to be as cold and dispassionate as Ben. It takes a series of near-death experiences dodging bullets and fanatical rebels for Ben and Nora to find the common ground so necessary to their future teamwork.

Second Nature (TV)

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Everything is not as it seems for a man who recovers from a plane crash in which his family is killed. After plastic surgery and rehabilitation, he determines that he worked for a secret agency for which he was an assassin. His former boss puts him back to work to assassinate a political leader, but when he proves unable to pull the trigger, it is he who becomes the target for assassins. As he avoids capture, the story unfolds about his true past and the reason why he has a tattoo of “chilly willy” inside his lip.

After Everything

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Besieged by writers block and the crushing breakup with Tessa, Hardin travels to Portugal in search of a woman he wronged in the past and to find himself. Hoping to win back Tessa, he realizes he needs to change his ways before he can make the ultimate commitment.

After Ever Happy

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

As a shocking truth about a couple’s families emerges, the two lovers discover they are not so different from each other. Tessa is no longer the sweet, simple, good girl she was when she met Hardin any more than he is the cruel, moody boy she fell so hard for.

After We Fell

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Just as Tessa’s life begins to become unglued, nothing is what she thought it would be. Not her friends nor her family. The only person that she should be able to rely on is Hardin, who is furious when he discovers the massive secret that she’s been keeping. Before Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes because of revelations about her family.

After We Collided

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Tessa finds herself struggling with her complicated relationship with Hardin; she faces a dilemma that could change their lives forever.

Countdown

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Terror from within by Yury Felshtinsky and Alexander Litvinenko, representing them as parts of the plan masterminded and sponsored by exiled tycoon Pokrovsky (obvious hint at Boris Berezovsky in real life) and aimed to discredit Russian security services. As this plan has failed, Pokrovsky assisted by some terrorists organizes a hostage taking in a Moscow circus (very similar to Moscow theater hostage crisis in real life) in order to return to Russia, acting as a saver of the hostages during negotiations. However, he fails to do so. The movie also depicts the Pankisi Gorge in Georgia as a place where an important Islamic militant hides, which was a common allegation by Russian authorities in real life around that time, and depicts destruction of a base of terrorists and allies of Pokrovsky in Qatar which might hint at the assassination of Zelimkhan Yandarbiev. Overall, the movie was widely considered propaganda.

Hidalgo

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world…

My Kingdom

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A powerful dynasty, headed by a charismatic, manipulative father, falls when he decides to hand over his criminal empire to his three corrupt and power-hungry daughters. Kath runs a brothel down by the docks, Tracy owns a soccer team and Jo, a former junkie — and prostitute — rejects her inheritance, pitting sisters Kath and Tracy against each other.